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Phrases and expressions

With this deck of flash cards you will learn useful Spanish phrases and expressions. They all come from the Linguaweb Online Dictionary.

¡Buena suerte!
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Goodbye!¡Adiós!
Good idea!¡Buena idea!
Good evening!; Good night!¡Buenas noches!
Good afternoon!¡Buenas tardes!
Good morning!¡Buenos días!
it's getting worse every day¡Cada día está peor!
of course!¡claro que sí!
I am really sorry!¡cuánto lo siento!
long time no see!¡cuánto tiempo!
Look out!¡Cuidado!
Hello? (when answering the phone)¡dígame!
this was not all!¡eso no fue todo!
Thank you for your attention!¡Gracias por su atención!
Hello!¡Hola!
You don't say!, Really!¡hombre!
I'm glad to hear that!¡me alegro!
Enjoy your meal!, Bon appétit!¡qué aproveche!
You really need it!¡qué buena falta te hace!
It's really warm!¡qué calor hace!
what a nerve!, what a cheek!¡qué cara más dura!
what a disaster!¡qué desastre!
May the best man win!¡Qué gane el mejor!
what bad luck!¡qué mala pata!
what bad luck!¡qué mala suerte!
what does it matter?¡qué más da!
You're early!¡Qué pronto llegas!
what a luck!¡qué suerte!
what are you saying!?, what makes you think that?!¡qué va!
Good luck!¡Qué vaya bien!
what a bargain!¡toda una ganga!
phew!¡uf!
come on!¡vamos!
How are you?¿Cómo vamos?
What can I do for you?¿En qué puedo servirles?
does it fit..?¿le va bien...?
where was I..?¿por dónde iba..?
How are you?¿Qué hay?
How are you?¿Qué tal?
Do you have the tickets?¿Tienes las entradas?
100 km/h100 km por hora
at first sighta primera vista
we'll seea ver
we'll see if I will make it/get ita ver si lo consigo
at first sightal primer golpe de vista
high alertalerta roja (la)
soasí pues
okeybueno, vale
to complicate thingsbuscar tres pies al gato
we can (+verb)cabe (+ infinitiv)
every now and thencada dos por tres
to marry because the woman is pregnantcasarse de penalty
to close well, to close firmlycerrar bien
the key to successclave del éxito (la)
to take a taxicoger un taxi
to complicate thingscomplicarse la vida
in a terrible moodcon un humor de perros
be promotedconseguir un ascenso
valuables, assetscosas de valor (las)
to cost a fortunecostar un ojo de la cara
any thingcualquier cosa
to tell newsdar las noticias
to take a walkdar una vuelta
give updarse por vencido
ok, agreedde acuerdo
Could be betterDe aquella manera
on the way tode camino a
you're welcome, don't mention itde nada
for dessertde postre
for starterde primero
for main coursede segundo
in any casede todas formas
talk rubbishdecir tonterías
let me thinkdéjame pensar
to stand somebody up, to dump somebodydejar plantado a alguien
said and donedicho y hecho
it's in God's handsDios dirá
dispone of little moneydisponer de poco dinero
have a headachedoler la cabeza (a alguien)
for some timedurante cierto tiempo
at homeen casa
in questionen cuestión
in a good shapeen forma
firstly, first of allen primer lugar
to sum up, in shorten resumen
secondlyen segundo lugar
in no timeen un abrir y cerrar de ojos
pleased to meet youencantado, -a; mucho gusto
to wrap up a parcelenvolver un paquete
that is, i.e.es decir
listen to the newsescuchar las noticias
to have problemsestar en apuros
that is, i.e.esto es
make things easier, facilitate thingsfacilitar las cosas
to be left; to be missingfaltar
nice stayfeliz estancia
thank yougracias
to be empty/hardly anyone therehaber cuatro gatos
to talk alothablar por los codos
to become nighthacerse de noche
to act dumbhacerse el tonto
around four o'clockhacia las quatro
See you soon!Hasta ahora
See you in a whileHasta dentro de un rato
see you on Fridayhasta el viernes
see you thenhasta entonces
See you next week.Hasta la semana que viene
until very latehasta las tantas
See you tomorrowHasta mañana
See you soonHasta pronto
that's it!he aquí
equally; the same to youigualmente
to have a serious relationshipir en serio
the street has been cut offla calle está cortada
there are roadworksla carretera está en obras
it's a bit complicatedla cosa está liada
very wellla mar de bien
appearances are misleadinglas apariencias engañan
both partieslas dos partes
attain the goalllegar a la meta
to arrive latellegar con retraso
rathermejor dicho
to be worth the troublemerecer la pena
kissesmuchos besos
not ... Butno ... sino que
it's not that bad, it's not that seriousno es para tanto
it doesn't matterno importa
not get a wink of sleep all nightno pegar ojo
to be uselessno valer para nada
See you later.Nos vemos luego
never againnunca más
finallypara acabar
to drinkpara beber
to stay awake all nightpasar una noche en blanco
to have a really good timepasárselo en grande
short hairpelo corto
long hairpelo largo
straight hairpelo liso
curly hairpelo rizado
think about doing somethingpensar hacer algo
miss the busperder el autobús
have a flat tirepincharse la rueda
be unfaithful to someoneponer los cuernos a alguien
to agree, to consentponerse de acuerdo
get in a bad moodponerse de un humor de perros
to put it that waypor así decirlo
for instance, for examplepor ejemplo
for todaypor hoy
I would love topor mí encantado
to be safe, just in casepor si las moscas
sopues
to meet with someonequedar con alguien
I meanquiero decir
recognise someone's meritsreconocerse los méritos de alguien
Give my regards to...Recuerdos a…
to buy ticketssacar billetes
to not give up, to not surrenderseguir en sus trece
to be kind to someoneser amable con alguien
to be the result ofser fruto de
without obligationssin compromiso
without going any further, just mentioningsin ir más lejos
above sea levelsobre el nivel del mar
I'll call you later.Te llamo luego
hang laundrytender la ropa (ie)
to have grey hairtener canas
to have as a starting pointtener como punto de partida
to have bad lucktener mala suerte
to be luckytener suerte
to have plenty of timetener tiempo de sobra
to graduate from universityterminar la carrera
his days are numberedtiene los días contados
You are righttiene usted razón
have a coffeetomar un café
to take things (in a certain way)tomarse las cosas
it doesn't matter for onceun día es un día
many, a lot ofun montón de
a minor problemun problema menor
OK; surevale
let's seevamos a ver
We are getting byVamos tirando
to be crowded with people (bus, train etc.)venir llenísimo
house winevino de la casa (el)
break againvolverse a estropear
as you knowya sabes

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